Home Minister Amit Shah to embark on Kashmir visit next week
New Delhi: Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah arrives for the Cabinet meeting at South Block, in New Delhi, Friday, May 31, 2019.(PTI Photo/ Manvender Vashist)(PTI5_31_2019_000182B)
Home Minister Amit Shah to embark on Kashmir visit next week
By Anubhav Misri
To take stock of the situation prevailing on various security related fronts in Valley
Will also seek feedback from the security agencies on Amarnath Yatra preparations
Jammu, June 09 (HS): With Kashmir on top of the priority list of his ministry, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to arrive in Kashmir next week to take stock of the situation prevailing on various security related fronts and to get feedback from the security agencies on the preparations put in place for the smooth conduct of Amarnath Yatra commencing from July 1.
Soon after he was sworn in as the country’s Home Minister, Shah stirred hornet’s nest by hinting at his ministry’s proposal of going for delimitation of Assembly seats that stands banned till 2022. He chaired a series of meetings on Kashmir in Delhi to get the fresh feedback of the situation prevailing on ground zero.
Shah has decided to visit Kashmir next week between 10 to 15 June to assess the situation himself. “He is likely to chair the meeting of unified headquarters in Srinagar where Governor S P Malik and heads of all the security agencies are expected to participate. Shah has also sought the power point presentation of the security plan framed for the smooth conduct of annual pilgrimage of Amarnath commencing from July 1,” Police sources said.
An official said that Shah will apprise the security top brass in Kashmir about his fresh policy on Kashmir and pass certain direction for ensuring peace in the region. “The Home Minister will also seek information from the security heads about the status of militancy and infiltration in Kashmir and the measures taken to deal with it so far,” the official said.
Pertinently, soon after Shah took over, the MHA issued a fresh list of top 10 wanted militants with Hizbul Mujahideen commander Reyaz Naikoo topping the list.
Sources said that Shah may seek opinion from the political parties about his plans of going for the delimitation of Assembly seats.
